Another run!

I've been eating HORRIBLY lately, but I did another 20 minute run again today! I even upped the treadmill to speed 6 for one minute toward the end! I tacked on a 5 minute warm up and cool down for a total workout of 30 minutes. Woohoo!

And I just have to say that running makes me high or something. It makes me feel great (except for the sore legs, LOL!) and I feel like I can conquer the world! It's pretty cool!

I RAN!

I just went down to the basement to do the w4d1 workout. It's supposed to be done like this:

Workout 1 Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:

• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
• Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
• Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
• Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
• Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

But I knew the other gals were having trouble on that last 5 minute stretch, so I thought that I could maybe do it 5-3-5-3 instead of 3-5-3-5. So I walked my 5 minutes, then ran for 3 and felt really good, so I kept running to get to 5. At 5 minutes running I still felt pretty good, so I just kept on running. I ran a total of 20 (yes, TWENTY) minutes straight! 25 minute workout, 300 calories burned. 20 minutes running! I am in shock.

I looked it up, and instead of doing the w4d1 workout, I did the w5d3 workout!

Workout 3 Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.

Wow!

Weighing In....

.... at 118. I haven't gained at all this week, which is good considering I also haven't tracked my calories or exercised a lick. But Ellie's down for her nap, so I'm about to do my C25K week 4 workout. We'll see how I do! Eeeek!

Step Aerobics!!!

Today is my day off from C25K, but I did 30 minutes of step aerobics!! Woohoo! I'm pretty excited about getting that in, and tomorrow is another C25K day! I was still 119 this morning when I weighed, but I'm hopeful that I will start losing again soon! A little here, a little there... that's all it will take! Soon enough I will be 5 lbs down and then down 10!!

5 Foods to Flatten Your Belly

From the Today Show:

6 oz. lean beef
Small handful of nuts or seeds
1/4 avocado
Small serving of olives (black or green)
Olive and seed/nut oils (use in moderation)

I did it!

C25K week 3 day 1 that is!! I even went for a little longer than scheduled (I made it to 30 min) and burned 300 calories!! Or so the treadmill said. Anyway... I'm just so proud I got it done! Yippeeee!

I think we're going to have stir fry tonight for dinner. Mmmmm....

2008 Menu Planning

In 2007 I used the Body Clutter Menu Mailer. A year's worth of recipes, all relatively healthy, planned for me week by week. It was a great plan and I came away with a bunch of great recipes. But it's been a year now, and I've been slacking on printing out the recipes each week, and I'm not really using it now. In fact, I've sort of slacked on meal planning in general. So I guess it's a new year and time for a new plan.

So for 2008, I'm stealing Dana's idea!! I'm even going to plan out breakfasts, snacks, and lunch. I think that will help me give Eliana a better variety of foods, as well as think about the balance of my own foods. Here's what I've got so far:


It'll be a 5 day flexible rotation, so if we want to do something else that night, no big deal. The lunches are for Ellie, not me. I'll have to figure out what I'm doing for lunch based on what we're having for dinner, what I had for breakfast, and how many calories I have left for lunch. But I will follow this basic plan for breakfast and dinner, at least.